SB Labs

Info on OTC Insulin

Complete list of States that sell Insulin OTC w/o prescription

Insulin Script required/Syringe Script required

Alabama No No
Alaska Yes Yes

There are some reports that indicate prescriptions are not needed for either insulin or syringes.
Arizona No No (some pharmacies may require)
Arkansas No No
California No No (some pharmacies may require)
Colorado No No (some pharmacies may require)
Connecticut No Yes
Can get 10 days worth without a prescription
Delaware No Yes
District of Columbia No No (with DM ID or insulin purchase)
Florida No Depends on the county, mostly No, but:
Yes Broward County
Georgia No No
Hawaii No No Data
Idaho No No
May ask for ID
Illinois No No
Indiana No No (must sign a logbook)
Iowa No No
Kansas No No (most pharmacies, if purchased with insulin)
Kentucky No No
Louisiana No No
Maine No Yes
Maryland No No (must sign a logbook)
Massachusetts No Yes
Michigan No No
Minnesota No
Some pharmacies may require a one-time only prescription for insulin which has unlimited refills. No
Mississippi No No
Missouri No No
Montana No No
Nebraska No No
Nevada No No
New Hampshire No No
New Jersey No Yes (might be waived with ID)
New Mexico No No
New York No No
The pharmacy can choose whether or not to require a prescription for syringes. If the pharmacy does sell syringes without a prescription, it can only dispense 10 syringes at a time, and it cannot give them to anyone under 18 years old.
North Carolina No No
North Dakota No No
Ohio No No
Oklahoma No No
Some local municpalities require a prescription
Oregon No No
Pennsylvania No Yes
Rhode Island No No
South Carolina No No
South Dakota No No
Tennessee No No
Texas No No (may vary by region)
Utah No No
Some pharmacies may ask for a prescription, and some will Not sell syringes after 10:00 p.m., even if you have a prescription.
Vermont No No
Virginia No
Report of Yes in Northern Virginia No
Washington (state) No No
West Virginia No No
Wisconsin No No
Wyoming No No
 
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